The ezWake alarm clock radio looks fairly conventional until you take a close look at its 22-key remote control, giving you plenty of say-so over what happens from a distance with the diminutive $99 radio. Its universal dock connector accommodates your iPod or you can also plug in auxiliary audio as well.

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We'd like this a lot better if that remote control were backlit, considering that this will be used in a dark bedroom and all, and then we were wondering how dimmable that blue LCD display is. If someone would just make a radio with a backlit remote and a completely dimmable display, along with Wi-Fi streaming and Sirius radio support, we'd be all over it.